Wednesday, August 28, 2013

This is Kathie and I'm your hostess from New Zealand this week.Our days here are getting warmer and longer which means Spring is just around the corner and there have been so many spring flowers out in bloom it looks amazing.

Well most of my American Colleagues would have heard of the

America's Cup Yachting.

On Monday morning New Zealand time Team New Zealand won the

Louis Vuitton Cup,

wrapping up the challenger series over Luna Rossa 7-1, PRADA being their sponsors. This means now that New Zealand are the Challengers to the America's Cup.

The sailing has been amazing using Catamarans and going at such high speeds at appropriately 84km per hour at times. On the 7th September Team New Zealand will sail against Oracle in San Francisco Bay for the America's Cup the oldest sailing race in the world.

This will be specular to watch as it's so close to the piers and to the shore line. These are two amazing trophies which New Zealand have won twice before in 1995 and 2000 which is amazing for such a small country.

Some images of Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa in San Francisco Bay in this past week.

Now on with Sweet Sketch WednesdayThis week we have the wonderful

Jodie Mackrell the owner of

Bugaboo Digi Stamps as our sponsor.

A little bit about Bugaboo

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. TodayBugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing! From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects. Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Good morning SWEET SKETCH WEDNESDAY followers.This is Nancy as your hostess from Northern Arizona.The other day, my daughter-in-law and I went on a walk to almost the top of Thumb Butte, in Prescott, AZ. This is a mountain that I have wanted to climb but never thought I would be able to. I finally did it. I am not sure if I will ever do it again mainly because it wasn't very kind on the knees. But, I did it!!! It is a pretty steep climb. I want to share some of the picture that we took.

On the way down the mountain

Thumb Butte

Sally Ann from Digi
Stamp Boutique is our sponsor this week. Thanks Sally Ann for all you have done over the years.

All images/designs are
created and copyright owned by Sally-Ann
Hancock. My work means the
world to me - it allows my passion to draw and create, to fit with my family
life too - often the inspiration for my designs. Hope you enjoy as much as I
enjoy creating.

We hope these samples inspire you to create and join in our challenge this week.

Here are the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge rules for playing along:.

1. Create a card using the sketch of the week. If you have any Digi Stamp Boutique images, we'd love to see what you can do with them. However, you may use any stamp or element you have to create your card.

2. If you are posting to an online gallery, please use Sweet Sketch Wednesday # 220 as your label or tag.

3. Add the sketch of the week to your blog and include a link back to Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

4. Post your card on your blog along with the link to SSW.

5. Sign in to Inlinkz and add a direct link back to your card on your site.

6. Be sure to leave a comment here on this site and please remember that this is one of the rules to be considered for the Grand Prize.

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Yes, it's Hump Day!!! Welcome to Sweet Sketch Wednesday. We are always so happy to see you and your wonderful creations each week. I know you're gonna love the latest sketch, but let me get down to business first.

The winner from last week of a $10 gift certificate from Stamp Fairy is:

Wildly Whimsical and Seriously Sassy Art is definitely a
trademark of Deidre Mosher.
I have been in the business of art for over 25+ years. Starting out as a
fashion illustrator, moving into Art Direction, where I did everything from
print to TV...and eventually I found my way back to illustration. My art is
just plain fun and my love of color is clearly evident in the designs I create.
I'm currently licensed with a variety of companies...my designs are used on
craft products, greeting cards/paper products, kitchenware, business products
and such.
I am first and foremost an...Illustrator and Designer. I am inspired by
seriously sassy & bold colors, but also love the 'wow factor' of classic
black and white designs. I'm crazy for stripes and dots, and they are a repeated
theme in my work.
As an Illustrator, I work in many mediums and styles, ranging from the line art
to pastels...having fun adapting them to the latest project. I am inspired by
some my favorite artists ...Matisse's use of bold color, Klimt's knowledge of
figures and lavish attention to detail, and Gauguin's wild approach to his
subjects. They are all so 'awe inspiring'! I'm happiest when I am in my studio
and starting a new project...making a mess, experimenting...and even throwing
paint.
Any day in the studio is a great day!
I usually get an idea when I least expect it...so when the 'light bulb' goes
off...I sketch and sketch and sketch...(hence the reason I buy tracing paper in
bulk). I always begin with a pencil and paper, and it evolves from there. My
favorite part of the process?? EVERYTHING...from beginning to end.

Now for some inspiration from our very talented Design Team, using some Deidre Mosher images: